Type-writer attachment.



,J. H, RAND.

-TYJEE WRITER ATTACHMENT.. APPLIOATION FILED MAY 1e, 1906.

9 1 6, 1 96 Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

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30 yplie to a t 55 to be printed, the slot pefcrab JAMES H. RAND, OFWELLESLEY HILLS, MASSACHUSETTS.

TYPE-WRITER ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 23, 1909.

Application filed May 16, 1908. Serial No. 433,170.

. o Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement inType-Writer Atf tachments, of which the followingT is a specification.

This invention relates to a holder or attachment adapted tobe applied tothe platen of a typewriting machine for writing upon comparatively.Vsmall i or narrow strips of paper, such as the name-slips of adjustableor changeable'indexes, telephone directories In'ordcr'to retain theirform and withstand wear, such slips are usually cut from ratherheavypaper stock, and owing to their stiffness and narrowncss it isimpractieablc to properly hold them against the platen of a .typewriterby the customary'clasps or paper guldes. t

The object of my invention is the provision of a convenient andinexpensive attachment by which such a slip can be reliably held inosition onthe platen and turned therewith ike an ordinary sheet of paperfor rolling it toward and from `the printing point.

In 4the' accompanying drawings: Figure 1- is a erspective view of theattachment apl ewriter platen. Fig. 2 is a sectional top an view of theplaten and 'attachmen't, -t e plane ofthe sectional portion being inline 2 2,- Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is atransverse `section in line 3-3, Fig. 2.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding p'arts throughoutthe several vlews.y l

A indicates the customary laterally-adj A .justable guides or claspswhich hold the pa- 40 per against the roll or platen B of the tyewriting machine, and C the usual guide ro ls.

- The vimproved name-slip holder or attachment consists of a sheet Dof'suitablc iieXible material, such as strong Manila paper, which issomewhat -wider than the length of the name vslip to be printed and ofsuliicient y jlgngth to be engaged by the guides A' andl guide rollersCor equivalent holding devices on the carriage. The sheet is preferablyI, long enoughto nearly encircle the platen, as

shown. At a suitab point between its uper and lower edges, the sheetcontains a orizontal slot or aperture E adapted to receive a name-slip For other obi'ect or surface y having central enlargements e, c1 in itsupper and lower .of the slip.

edges to facilitate the insertion and removal Extending inwardly fromthe ends of this slot are short retaining stripsf,f preferably Celluloidor other transparent material under which the ends of the nameslip areengaged for confining the slip in the slot. The end portions of thelatter are preferably just wide enough'to snugly receive the slip, asbestshown in ig. 1 thereby preventing displacement ofthe slipcircumferentially of the platen. In the construction shown in thedrawings, these retaining strips are glued between the main or facesheet C and a backing or lining sheet g which is glued to the rear sideyof the latter. This backing sheet may be coeXtensive with the mainsheet, but preferably terminates short of the up er and lower endsthereof, as shown. The acking sheet has a slot coinciding with that ofthe main sheet, and in order to permit the insertion and removal of thename-slip without bendinfy or springing it,-one end of the slot in thebadliing sheet extends beyond that of the main sheet, as shown at hinFig. 2.

In using the attachment, it is'rolled around the platen in thesamemanner as an ordinary sheet of'paper, and the platen is turned to bringthe slot or aperture of the attachment in a convenient position forinserting the naine-slip. This is done b' inserting one end of .the slipunder the ce luloidstrip f1 covering the extended end h of the a erturein the backing sheet, and then placing the slip against the platen andshifting it in the opposite direction to engage it under the othercelluloid strip f In this osition, the name-slip is firmly and reliablyiield in place against the platen, permitting the desired letters orfigures to be neatly prlnted thereon.

stripsf, f1 enables the name-'slips to be ac curately centered in theapertureofthe'atit is not essential., as the retaining strips couldobviously be made of paper or other. opaque material.

I claim as 1n invention:

1. A. typewriter attachment, consisting ii-4 i. 110

a flexible sheet adapted to be applied to a platen and provided with ana erture for receivmg a strip, said aperture aving oppos- 'ico-tachment. While this is a desirable feature, i

ing longitudinal edges adapted to hold the inserted Shri againstdisplacement circumferentially the platen, substantially as 'set forth,

g, A typewriter attachment, consisting of ailexible 'Sheet adapted to beapplied to a and provided with a slip -apertureV aving opposinglongitudinal edges, and means at't taining a slip therein, substantiallyas set forth.

3. A typewriter attachment, consisting of d*a flexible sheet adapted tobe applied to a platen -and providedwith sinapsi-tup@ for lieceiving astrip, the end portions of the aperture corresponding to t e width ofthe slip to be printed and its central ortion being of greater widththan said en portions, substantially as set forth,`

4. A'typewr'iter attachment, consisting'of` a flexible sheet adapted tobe vapplied to a platen and having an a erture for receiving a s li'p,land transparent s 'p retainers covering theI ends of said aperture,substantially as set forth;

5. A typewriter attachment, comprising a -exible' main sheet adapted tobe applied to a platen andvhaving a slipfreceiving aperture, .a backingsheet applied. to said main sheet, and retaining 'strlps'` interposedbetween said sheets andprojecting inwardly beyond the ends of saidaperture, substantially as set forth.

1e 'ends of said aperture for e I fiexible main sheet adapted to beapplied to 'a platen-and having a backingsheet,ffsaid sheets containingcoinciding apertures 'for receiving a slip, and transparent retainingstrips confined between said sheets and projecting inwardly beyond theends of j said apertures, substantially as set forth.

' 8. A typewriter attachment, comprising a f flexible main sheet adaptedto be applied to a platen and having a 'backing sheet, said sheetscontaining coincidingr apertures for receiving a slip, and 011e end ofthe aperture in the backing sheets extending 'outwardly beyond the'corres ondi-ng end of theaperture in the'rnain-s ieet, and retainingstrips confined between said sheets and extending inwardly beyond theends of said apertures. substantially as Sei; forth.: Witness my handthis "13thdayof May,

JAMES H; RAND.

Witnesses:

JAMES H. RAND, Jr., GEORGE A.SWEE"rsER.

